Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn't Know Where to Look: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn’t Know Where to Look: The Ultimate Trivia Book - Couverture souple

Thomas, Ranjit

 
9780595005710: Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn't Know Where to Look: Everything You Always Wanted to Know, But Didn’t Know Where to Look: The Ultimate Trivia Book
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ISBN 10 : 0595005713 ISBN 13 : 9780595005710
Editeur : iUniverse, 2000

Synopsis

Hundreds of questions on a variety of topics - art, business, discoveries, films, literature, mathematics, music, mythology, sports, war, and lots of others; things you knew, didn know (and thought you knew but didn!) Youl never have a dull moment with this extraordinary compendium of fascinating facts, interesting information, and tantalizing trivia. Why were women not permitted to watch the ancient Olympics? How did the misconception that spinach contains a lot of iron arise? Why did the founders of Hewlett-Packard price their first product at $54.40? Which mathematical concept owes its origin to soldiers dying of mule kicks in the Prussian army? Why do people say ''Cheers'' before drinking? What is keraunothnetophobia? Whose screen-test result read: "Cute as a fox"? If youe even remotely interested in quiz shows, this book will transport you to exhilarating heights. But you don have to be a quiz buff to take pleasure from it. If you are one that marvels at the remarkable world around us, then you are sure to enjoy going through the pages of this mind-bending eye-opener.Ranjit Thomas is an accomplished quizzer, quizmaster and quiz compiler. When he not scouting the world for useless facts, he works for a management consulting firm in New York.

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Reseña del editor

Hundreds of questions on a variety of topics - art, business, discoveries, films, literature, mathematics, music, mythology, sports, war, and lots of others; things you knew, didn know (and thought you knew but didn!) Youl never have a dull moment with this extraordinary compendium of fascinating facts, interesting information, and tantalizing trivia. Why were women not permitted to watch the ancient Olympics? How did the misconception that spinach contains a lot of iron arise? Why did the founders of Hewlett-Packard price their first product at $54.40? Which mathematical concept owes its origin to soldiers dying of mule kicks in the Prussian army? Why do people say ''Cheers'' before drinking? What is keraunothnetophobia? Whose screen-test result read: "Cute as a fox"? If youe even remotely interested in quiz shows, this book will transport you to exhilarating heights. But you don have to be a quiz buff to take pleasure from it. If you are one that marvels at the remarkable world around us, then you are sure to enjoy going through the pages of this mind-bending eye-opener.Ranjit Thomas is an accomplished quizzer, quizmaster and quiz compiler. When he not scouting the world for useless facts, he works for a management consulting firm in New York.

Biografía del autor

Ranjit Thomas is an accomplished quizzer, quizmaster and quiz compiler. When he is not scouring the world for useless facts, he works for a management consulting firm in New York.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595005713
ISBN 13 
9780595005710
Reliure
Tapa blanda
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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